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The Malaysian plane holding 239 people including the crew still remains a mystery as to where it is after the plane vanished from the radar almost 3 days ago.

The plane was en route to Bejing from Kuala Lumpur and last made contact with civilian air traffic control off the country's east coast, a military source told Reuters.

"It changed course after Kota Bharu and took a lower altitude. It made it into the Malacca Strait," the military official, who has been briefed on investigations, told Reuters.

Police had earlier said they were investigating whether any passengers or crew on the plane had personal or psychological problems that might explain its disappearance, along with the possibility of a hijack, sabotage or mechanical failure.

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Labour commits to fund a "jobs guarantee" for the long-term unemployed for the whole of the next parliament, if it wins the election.

Labours General Election manifesto includes the jobs guarantee that they want to provide for 18 to 24 year olds. The scheme will offer jobs lasting six months paid by the tax payers.

If Labour come in to power after the election the jobs guarantee will last for the whole of next parliament from 2015 – 2020.

The initiative will also apply to adults aged 25 or over claiming Jobseeker's Allowance for two years or more.

 

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Kelly Gallagher is ‘delighted to be Britain’s first ever Winter Paralympic gold.

County Down skier Kelly Gallagher has said she was "delighted" to win Britain's first ever Winter Paralympic gold with victory in the visually impaired super-G in Sochi.

Kelly and her guide Charlotte Evans, clocked one minute 28.72 seconds on the Rosa Khutor course.

She said she was worried after a poor practice run a few days earlier.

We spoke to her about the event.

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"We really worked hard to get ourselves motivated again and excited and to try and have some fun today," she said.

"It was pretty bumpy and then coming down in the middle of it, Charlotte was telling me to get in attack and I wasn't listening to her.

"It definitely shows how much I need to rely on Charlotte and how amazing that she's been to guide me to gold because I wouldn't have been able to do it without her help."

She started skiing for the first time when she was 17 and began working with Charlotte Evans in late 2010.

After her win, the young athlete has little time to enjoy her win, with three more events to come at the Sochi Paralympic Winter Games, her attention is already focused on her next race.

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Hottest Day so far

Yesterday parts of Britain enjoyed high temperatures of 20.8 degrees in places such as Kent. Brighton beach was the destination of choice for most people and enjoyed the day in the sun.

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300 Sequel slays competition

The sequel to 2006 hit 300 has thrashed competitors at the box office this weekend.

$45.1m (£27m) was made in the US and Canada at the weekend and $87.8m (£52.6m) worldwide.

The film has not made as much as the first film but it has done significantly better than expected.

Set in Ancient Greece, it depicts a bloody sea battle between Greeks and Persians.

Outside North America the film was also top in Brazil, Russia, Mexico, Germany, Spain, Italy and the UK.

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Route 94 at Number 1

London based DJ gets to number 1 with party track ‘My Love’ this week on The UK top 40 biggest hits. For this being his first number 1 we asked him about how he celebrated.

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Pharrell Williams lost his top spot with Happy to the newcomer.

 

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